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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
New Carr Mini Cooper
7-1 131.5
107.97
 
VS
proj
Chad Raider
83.5 3-5
92.54

New Carr Mini Cooper beat projections, defeat Chad Raider in 131.5-83.5 rout

New Carr Mini Cooper rose to the occasion and beat their projected point total, rolling to a 131.5-83.5 win over Chad Raider, who fell short of projections. It didn't take long to figure out who would lead the way in this one, as New Carr Mini Cooper leapt out to a 27.5-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar efforts from Mike Evans and Jared Goff. Evans caught 6 passes for 179 yards and a touchdown for 26 points, while Goff passed for 295 yards and 3 touchdowns (25 points). Derek Carr (244 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Jared Cook (4 Rec, 74 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Chad Raider in the loss. New Carr Mini Cooper (7-1) will look to keep it rolling against Poontang Tigers, while Chad Raider (3-5) will try to generate some positive momentum against SILVER&BLACK ATTACK.

Matchup Timeline

  New Carr Mini Cooper   Chad Raider

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Bengals in Week 8, Evans scored 26 points to nearly double his 13.06-point projection. He caught 6 passes for 179 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on New Carr Mini Cooper this week. In Week 9, Evans and the Buccaneers will go up against the Panthers.
Mike Evans

Top Player Comparison

New Carr Mini Cooper
Points
% of total points 131.5
1
Mike Evans
WR
26
13.06
19.8%
2
Jared Goff
QB
25
19.22
19%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
22.5
16.92
17.1%
4
Phillip Lindsay
RB
17.5
11.06
13.3%
Chad Raider
Points
% of total points 83.5
1
Derek Carr
QB
27
14.96
32.3%
2
Jared Cook
TE
15
8.52
18%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
14.5
18.13
17.4%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
8.5
13.17
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which New Carr Mini Cooper emerged with a 109.0-81.5 lead. Mike Evans had a 72-yard touchdown catch for New Carr Mini Cooper, while Jared Goff had a 30-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Derek Carr linked up with Jared Cook for a 25-yard touchdown pass for Chad Raider. Carr also lit up the scoreboard with a 31-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  New Carr Mini Cooper   Chad Raider
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already halfway through the season, which means it's time catch up on the Standings.
New Carr Mini Cooper
New Carr Mini Cooper have done it all so far this season, averaging a whopping 112.3 points per game through eight weeks, best in the league. That offensive firepower has propelled the squad to the best record in the league and a well-deserved spot atop the Standings.
Important Players
Alvin Kamara
MVP
408 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 393 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Jared Goff
Best Drafted
2425 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
T.J. Yeldon
Best Acquisition
334 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 346 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Chad Raider
Chad Raider rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through eight weeks, the squad is averaging the 6th-most points per game in the league (99.4 ppg), leaving Chad Raider outside of playoff position at No. 10 in the Standings.
Important Players
Saquon Barkley
MVP
519 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 497 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Derek Carr
Best Drafted
2027 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs
Baker Mayfield
Best Acquisition
1471 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs

What If

New Carr Mini Cooper would have beaten 11 other teams besides Chad Raider this week.
Chad Raider would have lost to nine other teams besides New Carr Mini Cooper this week.
New Carr Mini Cooper would be 6-2 if they played Chad Raider every week.
Had they played each other last week, Chad Raider would have topped New Carr Mini Cooper 97-83.5.
New Carr Mini Cooper would be 3-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Chad Raider.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as New Carr Mini Cooper, Chad Raider would be 4-3.
If New Carr Mini Cooper had played every team in the league each week, they would be 74-30.
If they played every team every week, Chad Raider would be 56-47-1.